An Amazing Commercial For the Stanley Cup Playoffs

An Amazing Commercial For the Stanley Cup Playoffs

The music is scintillating, the old footage is spine-tingling, and the message is outstanding. A rare standing ovation is in order for the NHL. Even for those with zero interest in hockey, this commercial is a home run. For the hockey diehards, I suppose right about now would be a polite time to offer you a hanky? [via commenter @SouvenirCity]

I vote against this commercial simply because it came from SC and his Blackhawk loving arse!

I was at game 3… Buff’s goal in OT was incredible. Nothing was as incredible as this part of that series though. Set the tone.

Geeezeus

This one is Caps related, from the 1987 Easter Epic.

I remember watching that game when I was younger, at least as far as the third overtime. Crazy that it was game seven, Isles eventually lost to Hextall and the Flyers in seven.

Broccoli Beef

I was at game 3… Buff’s goal in OT was incredible. Nothing was as incredible as this part of that series though. Set the tone.

I swear the only two reasons the Hawks won that series was because of Buff and Niemi. The Sharks had (and still have) NOBODY that can handle an opposing player that camps in front of the net. The Sharks just had no answer for him whatsoever, it was terrible to watch as a Sharks fan. That was definitely one of the more entertaining series I’ve seen in a while though, all of those games could have gone either way.

And what do you know, both of our teams seem to be heating up at the right time yet again. Hopefully the Sharks playing from down lower in the ranks will help them this year, I do feel them being on top and only fighting for the Prsident’s Cup the past two years wasn’t beneficial at all going into the playoffs.

http://tigerwoodsfistpump.blogspot.com s1rweeze

Here’s the other one from the same ad campaign. They debut on this Sunday during the Blackhawks-Capitals tilt. This one is Caps related, from the 1987 Easter Epic.

I’d have preferred if they used Uwe Krupp and the ’96 Avalanche for that theme, just because of Gary Thorne.

Geeezeus

The Sharks had (and still have) NOBODY that can handle an opposing player that camps in front of the net.

Douglas Murray.

http://www.sportsherniablog.com Tim Ryan (TheSportsHernia)

Someone needs to use this same music and cut it to an emotional, improbable goal on NHL ’94.

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I swear the only two reasons the Hawks won that series was because of Buff and Niemi.

Dave Bolland. Or as Joe Thornton knows him… “The Rat”.

Broccoli Beef

Douglas Murray.

No, no, no. He’s a tough guy, but he’s not the kind of player that can unseet a guy from parking in front goal. If he was, the Sharks would have won that series last year.

http://tigerwoodsfistpump.blogspot.com s1rweeze

Someone needs to use this same music and cut it to an emotional, improbable goal on NHL ’94.

I would do this if I had footage of my Greg Swindell no-hitter in Ken Griffey Jr Baseball for SNES.

Vladdy

This one is Caps related, from the 1987 Easter Epic.

Pat LaFonatine.Legend.

Geeezeus

No, no, no. He’s a tough guy, but he’s not the kind of player that can unseet a guy from parking in front goal.

Geez, the guy has great size and is amazing at open ice hitting but he just doesn’t move guys from in front of the net. I love Murray as a defenSSSSeman, but he didn’t do anything last year to get Buff out of in front the net. Watch Pronger in the Cup finals, now that’s a big guy that can move someone from in front of the net…

Jason Lisk

If any of you see WideWorldofSport, kick his ass for me. Just played a 120 point word on me in WWFriends.

I need another match with SC to ease the pain

http://CoveringTheSpread.blogspot.com Recc40

This commercial is AWESOME. can’t wait for more of these, can’t wait for the playoffs. F off NBA.

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/shakes fist at Lisk

I don’t have the attention span for that infernal game.

Geeezeus

Geez, the guy has great size and is amazing at open ice hitting but he just doesn’t move guys from in front of the net.

The current rules don’t allow you to simply clear out the front of the net anymore. Moving Byfuglien is almost impossible if he gets position (watch Penner do similar things if the Kings make the playoffs). I think you’re underestimating Murray’s value.

Pronger gets by plenty on reputation, only a slight exaggeration, but the referees could give him a penalty on half his shifts.

Broccoli Beef

I think you’re underestimating Murray’s value.

No, I’m definitely not underestimating his value, as I’ve said I love him on our blue line. You actually summed it perfectly in your second point, I wish the Sharks had someone who…

gets by plenty on reputation, only a slight exaggeration, but the referees could give him a penalty on half his shifts.

So that way they could do a little damage in front of the net defensively, lol.

ms621

If any of you see WideWorldofSport, kick his ass for me. Just played a 120 point word on me in WWFriends.